HANDBOOK FOR NEW JUVENILE COURT JUDGES

• NCJ Number: 11039
• Author(s): R W GARFF
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 56 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• Sale Source: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: JUVENILE JUSTICE TEXTBOOK SERIES

Annotation

INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL FOR NEW JUDGES TO FAMILIARIZE THEM WITH NEW PERSPECTIVES ON SUCH ISSUES AS COURT PHILOSOPHY, PROCEDURE, AND CHILD ABUSE.

Abstract

THE SUCCESS OF THE JUDGE IN APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES OF INDIVIDUALIZED JUSTICE, 'PARENS PATRIAE' AND THE CONSTRUCTIVE APPLICATION OF AUTHORITY WILL DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF THE JUVENILE COURT MOVEMENT AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. THIS BOOKLET DISCUSSES THE PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY OF THE JUVENILE COURT, THE ROLE OF THE JUVENILE COURT JUDGE, AND JUVENILE COURT ADMINISTRATION. SECTIONS DEAL WITH THE CONSTITUTION, DUE PROCESS, AND RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE, INCLUDING THE ROLE OF THE ATTORNEY. ADDITIONAL ISSUES DEEMED NECESSARY FOR REVIEW BY JUVENILE JUDGES INCLUDE NEGLECT, DEPENDENCY, CHILD ABUSE, PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DETENTION, AND SHELTER USE AND PRACTICE. TO ASSIST FAMILIARIZATION WITH THE MATERIAL PRESENTED IN THIS BOOKLET, RECOMMENDED REFERENCES ARE LISTED FOLLOWING EACH CHAPTER. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED) (SNI ABSTRACT)